Patents by Inventor Tracee E.J. Eichenschink

Tracee E.J. Eichenschink has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for sealing a vessel puncture opening
    Patent number: 10376254
    Abstract: A device for sealing a puncture opening may include a base frame having a delivery configuration wherein the base frame is retracted to have a relatively smaller overall profile, and a deployed configuration wherein the base frame is extended to have a relatively larger overall profile. The base frame is sized to engage an interior surface of the blood vessel wall in the deployed configuration. A sealing section is coupled to the base frame, the sealing section having an initial configuration wherein the sealing section permits fluid flow, and a barrier configuration wherein the sealing section prevents fluid flow. The sealing section in the barrier configuration is sized to block fluid flow through the puncture opening when the base frame is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.
    Inventors: Tracee E. J. Eichenschink, Liliana Atanasoska, Jan Weber
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING A VESSEL PUNCTURE OPENING
    Publication number: 20160296217
    Abstract: A device for sealing a puncture opening may include a base frame having a delivery configuration wherein the base frame is retracted to have a relatively smaller overall profile, and a deployed configuration wherein the base frame is extended to have a relatively larger overall profile. The base frame is sized to engage an interior surface of the blood vessel wall in the deployed configuration. A sealing section is coupled to the base frame, the sealing section having an initial configuration wherein the sealing section permits fluid flow, and a barrier configuration wherein the sealing section prevents fluid flow. The sealing section in the barrier configuration is sized to block fluid flow through the puncture opening when the base frame is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Tracee E.J. Eichenschink, Liliana Atanasoska, Jan Weber